Indo-Asian News Service

Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is a private Indian news agency. It was founded in 1986 by Indian American publisher Gopal Raju as the "India Abroad News Service" and later renamed. The service reports news, views and analysis from the subcontinent about the country, across a wide range of subjects.

Business

Satya Nadella welcomes Mustafa Suleyman as CEO of Microsoft AI

New Delhi: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday welcomed Mustafa Suleyman as CEO of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) venture. As CEO of Microsoft AI, Suleyman will lead consumer AI…
News

Will roll back ‘pure veg mode’ if it sees negative social repercussions: Zomato

New Delhi: Facing criticism on social media after launching the “Pure Veg Mode” on his platform, Zomato Co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal on Tuesday clarified that if the company sees any significant…

India

Lokpal asks CBI to probe cash-for-query allegation against Mahua Moitra

New Delhi: Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Tuesday directed the CBI to investigate the cash-for-query allegations against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra and submit findings before it within six months, according to…
Business

India’s direct tax collections jump 20% to cross Rs 18. 9 lakh cr in 2023-24

New Delhi: The country’s Direct Tax collections for the current financial year, ending on March 31, 2024 have shot up by 19,88 per cent to Rs 18,90,259 crore compared to Rs 15,76,776…
Mumbai

Former Maharashtra BRS chief Manikrao Kadam joins NCP

Mumbai: The former chief of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti’s Maharashtra unit, Manikrao Kadam, left the party on Tuesday and joined the NCP led by Ajit Pawar. Kadam, who has been appointed as…
Andhra Pradesh

AP: Peeved over being denied ticket, YSRCP MLA joins Congress

Vijayawada: An MLA of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress joined the Congress on Tuesday. Toguru Arthur, who represents the Nandikotkuru constituency in Kurnool district, quit the YSRCP and joined Congress after he…
Telangana

Telangana: BRS has no moral right to speak on defections, says Shabbir Ali

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and advisor to the Telangana government Mohammed Ali Shabbir said on Tuesday that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has no moral right to speak on defections. He ridiculed…

India

Gurugram Police to apply for Elvish Yadav’s production warrant on March 20

Gurugram: Gurugram Police will apply for a production warrant for Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav in connection with the assault case involving fellow YouTuber Sagar Thakur a.k.a Maxtern on March 20…
Bangalore

JD-S committing suicide by fielding Deve Gowda’s son-in-law on BJP ticket: Shivakumar

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the JD-S is committing suicide by fielding former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda’s son-in-law, C. N. Manjunath, on a…
Delhi

Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal moves HC against ED’s 9 summonses

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday moved the High Court, challenging the Enforcement Directorate’s nine summonses issued to him in the alleged excise policy scam. The high court’s division…
India

Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA to support 7 Congress LS candidates

Mumbai: Livid over the purported stance of some of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) has unilaterally offered to support 7 Congress candidates in the ensuing Lok…
Andhra Pradesh

Naidu seeks EC’s intervention to check political violence in AP

Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu has demanded immediate intervention by the Election Commission to check increasing political violence in Andhra Pradesh. He said on Tuesday that at a…
India

Zomato launches ‘pure veg mode’ with dedicated vegetarian fleet

New Delhi: Zomato Co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal on Tuesday announced a ‘Pure Veg Mode’ along with a ‘Pure Veg Fleet’ on his platform for customers with 100 per cent vegetarian dietary…
Business

Unilever to spin off ice cream business, eliminate 7,500 jobs

New Delhi: Unilever, the parent company of Hindustan Unilever, on Tuesday announced to separate its ice cream unit into a standalone business, in a restructuring exercise that will result in nearly 7,500…
Business

Indian workers with AI skills could see pay hikes of over 54 pc: Report

New Delhi: When artificial intelligence (AI) is fully harnessed, Indian workers with AI skills and expertise could see salary hikes of more than 54 per cent, with workers in IT (65 per…